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Francisco O. Santos
Official Portrait, National Academy of Science and Technology
Born	June 3, 1892 Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines
Died	February 19, 1983(1983-02-19) (aged 90) Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Manila Yale University
Scientific career
Fields	Pharmaceutical Chemistry^[1] Nutrition Biochemistry
Institutions	University of the Philippines Los Baños

Francisco O. Santos (3 June 1892 – 19 February 1983) was a Filipino nutritionist and biochemist. His researches involved comprehensive investigations on the nutritional value of many Filipino foods. He was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 1983 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.^[2]

Biography

Born in Calumpit, Bulacan on June 3, 1892,^[3] he obtained his medical bachelor's degree in 1912 and his master's degree in 1919 from the University of the Philippines Manila. He obtained his doctorate from Yale University in 1928.^[1] Santos became an instructor at University of the Philippines Los Baños. There, he became dean from 1945 to 1955.^[3] He also led the Institute of Nutrition in 1948. Santos stayed at the university for forty-five years.^[4]

He died on February 19, 1983 in Los Baños, Laguna.^[3]

Research

Santos conducted studies on local nutritional problems. This include understanding rice diet and beriberi and analyzing the compositions of food materials.^[3]

In terms of food composition, Santos discovered that the properties found on sweet potatoes, including shoots and leaves, can help combat beriberi.^[2]^[4] He also studied the nutrients such as vitamin B and C found on local fruits.^[4] His researches, similar with the researches of Marciano Gutierrez, observed the effects of food income in diet. Studies led by Santos and Isabelo Concepcion concern the diets of athletes, students in government institutions, and army personnel.^[5]

Santos also advocated for subsistence farming or home gardening. He believed that this can be a financially-viable option than buying supermarket produce.^[4]

Awards

In 1955, he received the Distinguished Service Medal due to his contribution in Philippine nutrition. In 1958, he received the Andres Soriano Award in chemistry. He was also named as an Academician by the National Academy of Science and Technology in 1980.^[2] He was posthumously awarded as a National Scientist of the Philippines shortly after his death in 1983.^[2]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Francisco O. Santos". spheres.dost.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Scientist". members.nast.ph. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Quirino, Carlos (1995). Who's who in Philippine History. Tahanan Books. ISBN 978-971-630-046-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The man who dreamed of a nation of healthy Filipinos - FlipScience". FlipScience - Top Philippine science news and features for the inquisitive Filipino. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ Salcedo Jr., Juan (1957). "Contributions of Filipino Scientists to the Basic Medical Sciences" (PDF). Philippine Studies. 5 (4): 388–398.

v t e Order of National Scientists recipients
1978	Juan Salcedo, Jr., Nutrition & Public Health Alfredo Santos, Physical Chemistry Gregorio Y. Zara, Engineering & Inventions
1980	Fe del Mundo, Pediatrics Eduardo Quisumbing, Plant Taxonomy, Systematics, & Morphology
1982	Geminiano de Ocampo, Ophthalmology Casimiro del Rosario, Physics, Astronomy, & Meteorology Gregorio Velasquez, Phycology
1983	Francisco Fronda, Animal Husbandry Francisco Santos, Human Nutrition & Agricultural Chemistry Carmen Velásquez, Parasitology
1985	Teodoro Agoncillo, Philippine History Encarnacion Alzona, Philippine History Hilario Lara, Public Health
1986	Julian Banzon, Chemistry Dioscoro L. Umali, Agriculture & Rural Development
1987	Jose Encarnacion, Jr., Economics Luz Oliveros-Belardo, Phytochemistry
1988	Alfredo Lagmay, Experimental Psychology
1989	Paulo Campos, Nuclear Medicine
1994	Pedro B. Escuro, Genetics & Plant Breeding Clara Lim-Sylianco, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry
1998	Dolores Ramirez, Biochemical Genetics & Cytogenetics Jose R. Velasco, Plant Physiology
1999	Gelia T. Castillo, Rural Sociology
2000	Bienvenido Juliano, Biochemistry
2001	Clare R. Baltazar, Systematic Entomology Benito Vergara, Plant Physiology
2004	Onofre Corpuz, Political Economics & Government
2005	Ricardo Lantican, Plant Breeding
2006	Lourdes Cruz, Biochemistry
2008	Teodulo Topacio Jr., Veterinary Medicine
2010	Mercedes Concepcion, Demography Ernesto Domingo, Internal Medicine/ Gastroenterology Perla Dizon Santos Ocampo, Pediatrics
2011	Raul Fabella, Economics Bienvenido Nebres SJ, Mathematics
2014	Angel Alcala, Biological science Ramon Barba, Horticulture Edgardo Gomez, Marine Biology Gavino Trono, Jr., Marine Biology
2019	Emil Q. Javier, Agriculture
2023	Carmencita Padilla, Medical Genetics/Pediatrics
2024	Romulo Davide, Plant Pathology and Nematology
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